Star sees Galaxy melt

David Beckham may be forgiven for reassessing his decision to join LA Galaxy after watching their dismal display in losing 3-0 to the Mexican side Tigres UANL at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles.

The club's general manager, Alexi Lalas, left, described the performance as "miserable" and "unacceptable".

The coach Frank Yallop said it was "flat and uninspired," and added: "We were slightly nervous with David here. We were scared to get on the ball, scared to make mistakes. We let ourselves down."

But Lalas insisted the game was not a fair reflection of the side's quality. "David knows there is quality. If I was judging on what I'd just seen I would say this is a poor team. This is now his team and David feels the pain of losing, but he has perspective. He recognises there is talent, individual and collective, that can prove successful given time."